Fruit and vegetable juice extractor



.April 27, 1948. J. B. WILLIAMS. 2,440,425

FRUI 'I AND VEGETABLE JUICE EXTRACTOR Filed Sept. 23, 1944 3,2 I JOSEPH B.WILLIAMS I BY my Ex 4 W W A rromvm' Fig-.

Patented Apr. 27', 1948 UNITED as PATENT i 2,440,4 25 F-RiiiT-AND theta-ABLE JUICE EXTRACTOR Joseph 43-. Williams, San l raneisbo Calif. .A licstioii i 'siitfeiiiber 23, 1944, serial No. 555515 view through part at "the 'iobttoihof the -'jiiitei showing in elevation the teeth foiiiisatfiieiii aha projecting fi'om the'iibijie side; V

Fig. 5 is a plan ofthe iiiiia 'on'diiit that in'gfluid into thejii-ici' for elite fig it. ii'iirtipn ms the housing is idititeii s that, tut the outer Wall Of the lfittf is 1161 hOWfi.

Fig. 6 is an eniarg'e'tiiiian View of th' iifibef of the reamer shaft sei arate'fi'om the j i; I riiiicatiil'g the tontbui sf h A q usi'iei the traitsverselyo'f the axis- "of the shaft;

Fig. its a iiag'iiien'tar" e' vatioiiai w Brie of the ciampsior part or the uice; iis'usiiig posit ater he basket. The'wail 01 said iimisiii and of sa d upper part 'OT'th juicer are iaiti iri-setioi'i in this view. v

In detail, thsj iicriniistijatea in th'' diawihgs comprises a housing gefiefaily'iesigfiatec'i rtiist-is divided into anuopi' mi t fairi'd "afllowjei ioait a that are suppoitea. oiiholiow s't In general, the iousiiigis the upper part *2 thereoji isffoi 'x'x 'ed {iowriwardly opening spoiit -5 s'riijt'iriig' iioiii side a eisims. (01. 146-3) thereof, an a which spout is "connected with the housing by a passageway 6 that extends "tanefi tially from the cylindrical Walls of the -pafrt 2. The supper part 2 of the housing 'isform ed an ahhuia'r downwardly iprojec'ti n'g 1115 a'rdi'ifid its iowe ed'gsthat is adapted to overlap a timespondingly ofrmei upper lip smiths u'm'ier eage of the lower part it dfsai iioi'isin :tii'ete'byinsii'r'i'ng a fluid tight sea btw ei'i the parts. The upper and lower 'pa'rt of the housing arereie'as' abl'y held in this iiiiiii tight relationshi by a p'air 0 f soiew cia'mfis 9 'pivstau s'eoflij'd on part "3 T61 swinging across the juncture between ifi'arts 2; "3 to position thumb screw H! of each clamp 6v i a pio e t iig ii I I dnp'a'r't '2. Upon tightening each thu'rhb sc' ew agaiiist each mg I"! the bait 2 "is tightly secuied against the bait s aridwiiii fie fcrew's are loosened the clambs ma-ybe swiihg free of thelugs foi 'rei'r' oyai of fiart g; The wer art 3 o f isusirig fl s formed with a bottom i2, whiqhbott'on has a orai groovelj at its juncture with the side of said. p'ait 'A "qharge opening i t formed in part 3 operis iiito the groove 93 for discharge oi jji 1i :'e that diaihs into said g rooye an dja spout i5 prbj elcting ii'om said part 3 is adapted to carry the-juice away from saii opening for flowing into any desired receptacle that may be rio'sitioned beliiw said s'i a y Y l i, The bottom i2 s also formetl with a cent i'y aii eituie d flDWaIdIy 'pidj eoting pass 45 in abiti li' secuifd a bearing H fdr'the Vertical driV' shaft l3 bf QInbtbi I9 that is fi ciiisd by the taiidar'a ii and setuid theij'ebii The shaft I8 is eiflargd at its uii ier ii ab'oi'z the bearingi i asat 20, and which e'ri largeii ieht is iiteiri'aliy thiea'd ei for eiigagiiig, the threads in a iiowriwaifdly tpnin' re c'es's ceiitially of he iih; perforate bott'oii iibi a pulp ieceiviii bas et 2 2 ll aiii'n'g perforated side Wails23.

T e side walls as of basket 22 xt' iia'. iii 2 gently or slaiitinly iipwaidly bottom 321i, and ate slightly euryed iii their iipwardexteflsioii to present agenittlhrhdWl-iike coiitoiii'. wal1s 23 are spaced fro n'i the sides oi the lower part 3 of housing i, and a fadialiy outiiia 'tiiy piojecting annular flange .24 on the walls 23 :attheh upper edge extend. almost to the inner cylindi ieal wan of upper part ,2 and at a level just belowthe passageway B so that any material disfihai ed the basket ovef its upper edge willfloe fiiing into said passageway. The edge (iffi'an'ge as is es olose toth inriei tylin'diicai wail of tantra as to "fiftillia solids subfi 51S fi'iiit 511115 *fldifi passing between said flange and wall into the drain groove in part 3. r

The bottom 2| of basket 22 is also centrally formed with an upwardly projecting vertical shaft 25 that is coaxial with shaft I8 and that virtually constitutes an extension of the latter when the basket is threadedly secured on shaft Hi. This shaft 25 is reduced at its upper end portion 26 to provide a shoulder. The said portion 26 is externally threaded for threaded engagement in a threaded central downwardly opening recess formed within a more or less conical reamer 21 of the type adapted to ream the pulp out of orange halves or the halves of other fru-it. These reamers are conventional in external contour, usually being grooved or ribbed to facilitate the reaming operation. The edges of the threaded recess in the reamer are adapted to seat on the said shoulder of the shaft 25 as seen in Fig. 2, and a part 28 of the portion 26 at its terminating upper end may be square in contour transversely of the axis of the shaft 25 for a purpose later to be described.

The upper part 2 of the housing is formed with a central opening, and from the edges of which opening a tubular flange 3|] extends downwardly into the basket 22 coaxial therewith, and

spaced between the reamer 21 and the sides 23 of said basket. This flange preferably tapers inwardly as it projects downwardly, and a passageway 3| is formed on the outer side thereof extending slantingly downwardly to a point spaced only slightly from the bottom 2| 0f the basket.

This passageway 3| is preferably flat or relatively fiat on its inner side that is coincident with flange 30 and is arcuate on its opposite side as seen in Figs. 1, 5. Passageway 3| isrintended for vegetables that may be cut in pieces adapted to pass therethrough, and the lower open end of said passageway is scanned by radially extending rows of upwardly projecting teeth 32 formed on bottom 2 I. Any vegetables forced out of the lower end of passageway 3|, or passing out of said lower end, will be rapidly decimated, grated or shredded by the teeth 32.

In order to prevent merely annular grooves from being formed in vegetables that engage teeth 32, the teeth in the rows are arranged so that those in adjacent pairs of rows do not follow the same circular path, but different paths. This insures a sumciently fine grating or shredding of the vegetables to free the juice for separation from the grated or shredded pulp. The arrangement of the teeth in the different rows is best seen in Fig. 3.

In operation, the operator manually applies the cut face of an orange or fruit half to the reamer 21 when motor I9 is rapidly revolving the reamer and basket 22. The juice and pulp are caught in basket 22 through the perforated sides of which the juice is quickly expelled and is thrown against the inner cylindrical walls of the lower part 3 of the housing. The juice drains down the said walls into groove l3 for discharge therefrom through opening I4 and carrying by spout 5 to a suitable receptacle.

The juice from the pulp is also extracted by centrifugal pressure therefrom for discharge through the perforations in the basket side walls 23.

Due to the slant of the sides of basket 22 the pulp tends to move upwardly along a helical path of travel for discharge over the flange 24 and through the passageway 6 fpr discharge through .4 spout 5 into any suitable receptacle positioned below said spout. However, this movement of the pulp is accelerated and is accomplished satisfactorily by reason of the relatively strong air current generated by the revolving basket and pulp therein which generation is similar to the action in a suction blower. Air is drawn into the basket through the flange 30 and moves upwardly over the pulp in the basket, expediting the upward movement of the latter, and is discharged through passageway 6 carrying with it the pulp that is released from the basket over flange 24. This air current is quite important in the accomplishment of the desired results. The pulp that is discharged from the juicer is practically free from juice and the seeds are, of course, thrown out with the pulp.

Where desired, vegetable juice may be produced by feeding vegetable pieces through passageway 3| to the bottom 2| for shredding or grating by the teeth 32 on said bottom. This feeding'of said pieces to bottom 2| may be done at the same time fruit is being reamed by the reamer. Thus a mixture of. fresh fruit pieces and; vege tables and a simultaneous discharge of the pulp from both the vegetables and fruit may be accomplished by the same machine.

Around the outerside of flange 30 and adjacent the top of the upper part 2 of the housing is a tube 40 having discharge apertures therein arranged for ejecting sprays 4| (Fig. 2) any desired fluid, which may be hot water or steam or both or any other desired cleaner in any desired direction, but preferably into the basket. This tube 40 is secured to the upper part of the housing and one end 42 projects from said part and maybe threaded or otherwise formed for connection with the coupling of a hose or pipe, and the latter (not shown) may be connected with one or more sources of cleaning and rinsing fluids.

When a. cleaning of the juicer is desired it is merely necessary to turn on the cleaning fluid. If this fluid is water, the same will strike the revolving inner surface of the basket and will not only clean such surface but part will be thrown through the perforations for cleaning the interior of the lower part of the housing. Part will move over the flange 24 and through passageway 6 for cleaning the inner walls of the upper part of the housing including said flange and passageway. In fact, every part of the juicer that is concealed and therefore not available for wiping or cleaning by hand, will be thoroughly cleaned by the cleaning fluid ejected from tube 40.

The above structure makes possible a quick and thorough cleansing of the interior of the juicer at any time, and is very valuable where different drinks may be prepared by using the same juicer and it is undesirable that one drink is contaminated by another.

It is desirable at times to either replace the reamer 21 or basket 22, in which case the motor is first stopped. A collar 44 secured on shaft l8 below bearing I1 is provided with a radially outwardly opening recess 45 that. is adapted to receive therein one end of a horizontal pin 46. This pin 46 is slidably supported for longitudinal movement in coaxial bores formed in downwardly extending projections 41 on the bottonf' i2 of the lower part 3 of the housing A springj48 reacting between one of said projections and the pin itself, through which one end of the spring extends, yieldably holds the pin so that itsinner end is out of the recess 45. The outer end of the pin projects outwardly of the housing '|.;',Thus.

the pin may be pushed longitudinally for engagement of its inner end in recess 45 whereby the shaft I8 will be locked stationary and the reamer may be unscrewed from the upper end 26 of shaft 25 or the basket 22 may be unscrewed from the portion 20 of shaft 18. It is understood, of course, that the upper part 2 of the housing is removed when the basket is unscrewed. The P n 46 is automatically withdrawn from recess 45 when the holding pressure on the pin is released, which holding pressure is ordinarily applied by a finger of the operator.

It is to be understood that the drawings and description are not to be considered as restrictive of the invention but merely illustrative thereof.

I claim:

1. In a juicer having a vertical, cylindrical sided housing and a rotary shaft coaxial therewith, a fruit reamer secured to the upper end of said shaft and a basket concentric with said reamer secured to said shaft below the reamer for receiving fruit pulp and juice reamed by said reamer, a top on said housing having a central opening for access to said reamer for reaming said pulp and juice therefrom, a depending cylindrical flange on said top extending from the edges of said opening into said basket and terminating at a point above the bottom of said basket, an open ended conduit for vegetables extending downwardly through the wall of said housing and into said basket to a point slightly spaced above said bottom eccentric to the central axis of the basket, projections on said bottom for grating vegetables fed through said conduit, and means for rotating said shaft whereby said reamer and said bottom will be rotated for simultaneously reaming fruit and grating vegetables if so desired.

2. In a juicer having a rotary basket provided 6 with perforated side walls, an imperforate bot tom wall and an open top, means for feeding vegetables and the like into said basket and against the upper side of said bottom wall at a point spaced from its axis of rotation, said bottom wall having a roughened upper surface for grating vegetables so fed, means for holding the vegetables during such grating, a vertical shaft coaxial with said basket, means for rem-ovably securing said basket to said shaft, means for rotating said shaft and basket together about the axis of the shaft, a fruit reamer secured on the upper end of said shaft, a vertical open ended cylindrical element coaxial with said reamer and spaced therefrom positioned with its open lower end adjacent but spaced from the said bottom.

wall, a housing surrounding said basket havinga lower end wall below said bottom wall, means supporting said element on said housing rigid therewith, a pulp discharge outlet formed in said housing at a level above the basket and a juice discharge outlet formed in said housing at a level below said basket.

JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS.

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